Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap

Musselburgh

15:00

Date 2025-04-19

Distance 5f1y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (9)	American Affair Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	131	—	22310-	94	114	100	210d	—	—	+7	28.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Giant strides in 2024, winning Portland off 2lb lower; C&D win first time out last year
1 (4)	Cover Up Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Oisin Murphy T:Simon & Ed Crisford	138	—	11-304	101	110	101	49d	—	—	-1	18.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Returns to handicaps off a manageable mark; conditions should suit; strong claims
6 (5)	Jer Batt Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	129	—	02402-	92	113	101	175d	—	—	+4	22.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Form ties in with a couple of these and he's open to further progress this year; e-w shout
8 (6)	Mon Na Slieve Chestnut J:Andrew Mullen T:Kevin Ryan	J:Andrew Mullen T:Kevin Ryan	119	—	9-4781	82	111	105	17d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	11.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Well backed when capitalising on his reduced mark over C&D 17 days ago; respected up 5lb
5 (8)	Jm Jungle Bay J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	130	—	45135-	93	111	95	196d	—	—	+9	21.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
York win last summer was quality sprint form; career best is needed to win this on return
2 (3)	Vintage Clarets Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	133	—	1210-0	96	112	101	13d	—	—	+7	13.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Enjoyed a good autumn but high in weights again now and his reappearance was low key
9 (2)	Vince L'Amour Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Tim Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Tim Easterby	119	t	0810-3	82	112	101	11d	—	—	+7	12.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
All wins on slow ground but effective on a sound surface & still open to further progress
NR (7)	Tatterstall Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	130	—	31414-	93	109	90	233d	—	—	—	21.4	—	—
Two 5f wins last year, notably at Glorious Goodwood; needs a career best but it's possible
NR (1)	Twilight Fun Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Chelsea Banham	J:NON-RUNNER T:Chelsea Banham	120	b	1124-1	83	-	-	65d	—	—	—	18.3	—	—
Front-runner on a sharp upward curve in headgear; 7lb rise against stronger rivals today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
American Affair	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Cover Up	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Jer Batt	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Mon Na Slieve	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2
Jm Jungle	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Vintage Clarets	16/1	11/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Vince L'Amour	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Tatterstall	-	-	-	-	-
Twilight Fun	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

American Affair

28.2

OR: 11 Form: 11 Odds: 6.2

11/4

2nd

Jer Batt

22.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Jm Jungle

21.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Tatterstall

21.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0

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Cover Up

18.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Twilight Fun

18.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Vintage Clarets

13.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Vince L'Amour

12.6

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Mon Na Slieve

11.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cover Up	101	110	101
Vintage Clarets	96	112	101
American Affair	94	114	100
Jm Jungle	93	111	95
Tatterstall	93	109	90
Jer Batt	92	113	101
Twilight Fun	83	—	—
Mon Na Slieve	82	111	105
Vince L'Amour	82	112	101

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Vince L'Amour	11d ago	Quick return
Vintage Clarets	13d ago	Quick return
Mon Na Slieve	17d ago	Fit
Cover Up	49d ago	Fresh
Twilight Fun	65d ago	Fresh
Jer Batt	175d ago	Long break
Jm Jungle	196d ago	Long break
American Affair	210d ago	Long break
Tatterstall	233d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Twilight Fun	Front Runner
Jer Batt	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 9 runners classified.